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The Law Offices of Scott Garver works diligently to offer you the nurturing, personalized attention you will find helpful.

As an added value, our legal team is providing you with some resources that we hope will help.

See your doctor first …

These are not intended as medical advice in any way. Instead, see your medical doctor or therapist can customize a program to help you take positive steps necessary to achieve a fresh, healthy future.

Suggestions for Reducing Stress

RESOURCES

The biggest thing that you can do for yourself is to focus on and take care of YOU! Move on and build healthy new relationships … find fresh opportunities to relax and separate yourself from anything that might add stress to your day. Yes, it’s best to let go of the things you cannot control—and focus on the areas you can control.

Below are a variety of resources geared to helping you. These terrific options are available to help you come out of your legal issue feeling whole, healthy, supported, and ready to move forward with confidence.

Family Law / Divorce Resources

Support Groups / Parenting

www.divorcecare.org

www.ourfamilywizard.org

www.beaconbehavioral.com

www.jeffzimmermanphd.com

Professional Counseling & Mental Health/Help

Roxanne Telesha, LPC
51 North Main Street, Suite 3F • Southington, CT 06489
860.276.0800

Thomas Finn, Ph.D.
176 North Main Street • Southington, CT 06479
860.628.6523

David J. Meiners, LPC
51 North Main Street, Suite 3-J • Southington, CT 06489
860.276.1026

Ralph S. Cohen, Ph.D.
836 Farmington Avenue
Suite 217-B
West Hartford, CT 06119
203.523.9420

Health & Wellness

BLOOM YOGA FITNESS STUDIOS
92 North Summit Street • Southington, CT 06489
860.620.4530
www.bloomyogafitness.com

BLISS DANCE & WELLNESS CENTER • ZUMBA Fitness
991 South Main Street #7, Plantsville, CT 06479
860.628.3145
www.facebook.com/Bliss-Dance-and-Wellness-Center-LLC-238959199497890/

FROM TIPS TO TOES • SPA
188 North Main Street • Southington, CT 06489
860.621.9500
www.fromtipstotoes.com

www.selfleadership.org

Books

Love & Respect • Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, author

Divorce and Recovery, 101 Stories about Surviving and Thriving after Divorce • Jack Canfield, author

The Healthy Divorce Keys to Ending your Divorce While Preserving Your Emotional Well-Being • Lois Gold, author

The Divorce Organizer Planner • Brette McWhorter Sember, author

My Ex is Driving Me Crazy: 10 Strategies for Reclaiming Your Life After Divorce • Aleta Koman, M.Ed., author

Helping Your Kids Cope With Divorce the Sandcastles Way • Gary Neuman, author

Building a Love that Lasts, The Seven Surprising Secrets of Successful Marriage • Charles D. Schmitz, Elizabeth A. Schmitz, co-authors

Dumped: A Survival Guide for the Woman Who’s Been Left by the Man She Loved • Sally Warren and Andrea Thompson, co-authors

Mars and Venus Together Forever • John Gray, author

Still Hot The Uncensored Guide to Divorce, Dating, Sex, Spite and Happily Ever After • Sue Mittenthal, author

The Five Love Languages • Gary Chapman, author

Call us now 860.518.3039
for a FREE, no obligation consultation

Bankruptcy Resources

Support / Sources

Marc S. Pelletier, P.C., CPA
666 Main Street, P.O. Box 326 • Southington, CT 06489
860.620.5500
msp4cpa.com

www.debt.org

www.ctlawhelp.org/should-you-declare-bankruptcy

www.ctb.uscourts.gov

TIPS to help you with your emotions leading up to personal and/or business bankruptcy

BLOOM YOGA FITNESS STUDIOS
92 North Summit Street • Southington, CT 06489
860.620.4530
www.bloomyogafitness.com

BLISS DANCE & WELLNESS CENTER • ZUMBA Fitness
991 South Main Street #7 • Plantsville, CT 06479
860.628.3145
www.facebook.com/Bliss-Dance-and-Wellness-Center-LLC-238959199497890

FROM TIPS TO TOES • SPA
188 North Main Street • Southington, CT 06489
860.621.9500
www.fromtipstotoes.com

Books

Credit Repair: 10 Proven Steps to Fix, Repair, and Raise Your Credit Score (Fix Your Credit Score) • Jerry Kershen, author

Call us now 860.518.3039
for a FREE, no obligation consultation

Criminal Law / DUI Resources

Support Groups

Alcoholics Anonymous
Southington, CT 06489
860.267.5857
Find a meeting: www.ct-aa.org/find-a-meeting/

Sober.com
www.sober.com/12stepmeetings-alcohol?city=southington&state=connecticut

Al-Anon Family Groups of Connecticut
www.ctalanon.org/meetings/meetings-by-town

Celebrate Recovery
www.celebraterecovery.com

learn more:
patch.com/connecticut/southington/ev–celebrate-recovery-meeting

Celebrate Recovery: Monday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m.
Faith Living Church
20 Grove Street, Plantsville, CT 06479
860.621.645derst2
www.faithlivingchurch.com>

wellspring.net/wellspring-celebrate-recovery-merges-with-mill-pond-church

Professional Counseling & Mental Health/Help

Roxanne Telesha, LPC
51 North Main Street, Suite 3F • Southington, CT 06489
860.276.0800

Thomas Finn, PhD
176 North Main Street • Southington, CT 06479
860.628.6523

David J. Meiners, LPC
51 North Main Street, Suite 3-J • Southington, CT 06489
860.276.1026

Ralph S. Cohen, Ph.D.
836 Farmington Avenue
Suite 217-B
West Hartford, CT 06119
203.523.9420

Suggestions for Reducing Stress

Getting YOU back on track

In a world of customization, we all long to find ones that work for us. Because we are all different, we find it difficult to reduce stress. By taking any positive action, you can move from victim to victor! You can reduce feelings of defeat and hopelessness by choosing to move toward a fresh, healthier financial future.

Here’s a list of techniques that can calm stress—particularly during the bankruptcy process:

When we’re stressed, we either breathe too fast or experience shallow breathing. Begin by working on your breathing. Our bodies—particularly our muscles—desperately require oxygen. Improper breathing creates muscle tension and muscle tension brings about more stress. Consult your doctor.

Focusing on the past or worrying about the future increases your stress. Newsflash: YOU CAN’T CHANGE THE PAST. No sense beating yourself up for how you are where you are today. Focus on the actions you can implement now—rather than sitting around rehashing again and again how things became what they are. Decide what you can do today to change for the better. Make a plan and take appropriate action to complete this process in a timely manner. You will be glad you did.

Take short breaks, and yet, remain focused. If gathering all your paperwork for your case gets overwhelming, then get away from it for little while—but not too long. Reengage yourself by doing whatever you need. Taking your next “action step” to completing your goal is a great stress reducer.

Remember that your legal issues—particularly bankruptcy—do not have to define you as a person. It is NOT who you are. Litigation is something you’re going through. It is important to remember that and maintain that boundary.

Make sure you are not crying on every shoulder that will listen. Seek emotional support from people who are kind, understanding, and will allow you to express what you’re feeling without assigning blame, judging you or telling you how to feel or what you should feel. Our feelings are what they are. Suppressing your feelings will only make your emotions come out in ways that will be hurtful to you or others.

This may be a good time to assess your lifestyle and make new goals for your future. For example, take a yoga class or get a massage. Medical evidence suggests that massage is helpful for stress reduction. And potentially, you may make a new friend(s).

Take a walk, go for a run or ride a bike. Plug into your iPod with some inspiring tunes and walk/run/ride the Rails to Trails from Southington to Hamden … or walk or run on your local high school track.

Make sure you receive smiles and hugs every day from those who love you … and give hugs to those you love. Make a conscience effort to give a smile to everyone you pass. The law of reciprocity will work wonders for you. It’s uplifting, and you’ll be a shining example to others during your challenging circumstances.

If you have one … spend time with your pet. Studies have shown that pets have a major calming influence on us when we are stressed out. Clinical studies indicate that spending quality time with a beloved pet triggers hormones that help calm down our nervous system.

Get unplugged NOW! Take some time away from the boob tube and Internet to sit and watch the stars in the gorgeous night sky. This can help you connect with something greater than yourself. Time alone with nature can not only be comforting, it can elevate your attitude.

I’m sure you can think of other things like swimming … or a hobby like scrapbooking or nature photography … Keep trying until you find your sweet spot. In no time you will have found an effective way to forget your past troubles, which, in turn you’ll have helped manage your stress.

Understand that the above is not intended as medical advice. After all, no one can completely get rid of your stress. See your doctor first. He or she will customize a program for you that will help you take positive actions so you can move from feelings of defeat and hopelessness … to a fresh, healthy perspective.

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